I’ll be appearing on the panel: “Zombie Myths & Misconceptions” on Friday, July 25th at 8:30pm at San Diego Comic Con. Our group will include such zombie luminaries as Matt Mogk, Max Brooks, Steve Schlozman, and Aaron Sagers! Stop on by!

Our panel! (L-R = Aaron, Steve, Me, Max, Jonathan, Brad, Matt)Steve and Aaron enjoy a spirited discussion while I take a picture…This zombie-proof car was on display on the main floor.Zombie books seemed to be everywhere.Zombies were in Petco Park too, apparently…

I’ll be a featured panelist at Comic Con San Diego on the “Zombies in Pop Culture” panel on Thursday, July 18 at 7pm in Room 7AB. Other panelists will include such zombie luminaries as Max Brooks, Matt Mogk, Steve Schlozman, and Aaron Sagers. Stop by and watch us talk zombies!

The creator and curator of the Zombie Research Society, Mogk (rhymes with “coke”) may well be the leading authority on zombies alive today. He has engaged with the greatest living writers, filmmakers, and thinkers to explore the medium. Moreover, while Mogk’s knowledge of zombie literature and film is staggering, it is eclipsed only by the sheer enthusiasm for the topic that comes through in his writing.

Among the most engaging–and useful– sections in EYEWTKAZ is Mogk’s “Zombie Litmus Test.” Why are certain things that are like zombies not zombies? Mogk uses historical precedent (and common sense) to explain why Jesus is not a zombie, and other important conundrums.

Mogk cites filmmakers, writers, and other zombie experts throughout this text as he carefully and thoughtfully makes the case that zombies can be defined and known, and their habits and ways cataloged and understood. Romero, Brooks, and Schlozman (and Kenemore!) are repeatedly cited in this remarkable tome, as Mogk uses examples from extant zombie works to solidify– from the often endless cultural morass of zombie culture– a coherent and definitive set of answers about the walking dead.

This is a remarkable book, and it will be a pleasure for any zombie fan.